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Hold on here, I think we found the Pony!!! :)
"Even where the President has made a formal claim of Executive Privilege, which is not the case here, federal courts have held that the executive and legislative branches have a duty to attempt to reach a mutual accommodation.6 As we have stated earlier, the Vice President’s representatives have declined to discuss reaching any accommodation.
The information we are seeking is of the type that has been commonly provided to GAO for many years spanning several administrations. Furthermore, in prior GAO reviews of working groups established by the President, we have received information on participation by outside parties. * Most recently, GAO reviewed activities of the White House China Trade Relations Working Group, which was established at the request of President Clinton in the exercise of his Constitutional powers. In this review, GAO was provided thousands of documents including copies of e-mails and other information identifying group members’ contacts with outside groups and individuals. Previously, at the request of the Republican Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Government Operations, GAO reviewed activities of President Clinton’s Task Force on Health Care Reform and was provided with an extensive listing of working group participants drawn from the government and from outside organizations. Moreover, some members of the NEPDG have already provided us with information identical in kind to the type of information we are seeking from the Vice President in his capacity as Chair of the NEPDG and from NEPDG staff members.
For example, the Secretaries of Energy and Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, have provided us with information concerning who they met with to develop the National Energy Policy, when the meetings occurred, where they occurred, and what the general topics were.
GAO’s Basic Audit Authority
GAO’s basic authority stems from the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, which, as discussed below, provides GAO with broad and comprehensive authority to investigate all matters relating to the use of public money. Succeeding legislation affecting GAO’s authority has generally served to emphasize the role of review and analysis by GAO as a means of enhancing congressional oversight over activities of the executive branch.7 "
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Let me give you the drift of what's happening here. Vice-President Cheney has absolutely no grounds to refuse what the GAO is asking.
*Appearantly Title 5 of the United States Code PREVENTS non government officials to be present during rule making out of a concern for undue influence. Money that pays for audience is a campaign contribution, Money that pays for laws is bribery.
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